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Sanju Samson’s Blazing Knock Ends 12-Year Drought as India Stun West Indies in Record Run Chase in Ind vs WI T20
Two days before Holi, here at Eden Garden, star batsman Sanju Samson’s ball sprayed colours in the form of colours. With his memorable innings of unbeaten 97 runs, the Indian team reached the semi-finals of the ICC T-20 World Cup for the third consecutive time and the sixth time in total and also won the hearts of around 75 thousand fans present here.
The hero of India’s batting was wicket-keeper Sanju Samson. With his innings of 97* runs in 50 balls, he took the team to the target after a bad start.
At a time when no other batsman could even reach 30 runs, opener Sanju Samson held his ground and smashed 12 fours and 4 sixes in the innings.
It is worth noting that Sanju was playing only his third match in this tournament. The team had dropped him due to poor form in the New Zealand series, but by playing a crucial innings in a big chase, Sanju proved his usefulness.
This was the highest individual score by India in a successful chase in the T20 World Cup. Before this, Virat Kohli had scored 82 runs in Melbourne.
This Ind vs WI T20 match became very exciting in the last innings when 13 runs were needed in 9 balls, after that Shivam Dubey reduced the pressure by hitting a four and then Sanju Samson gave victory to India by hitting the last winning four.
Ind vs WI T20 Scorecard
Took revenge for the defeat suffered 12 years ago
This victory is also special for the Indian team because it has defeated West Indies in the World Cup after 12 years. India had last defeated WI in Ind vs WI T20 in 2014. But in the semi-finals of 2016, the Caribbean team defeated India and knocked them out of the tournament. Eden Gardens was again lucky for the Indian team. Team India played a total of 5 matches here and won all of them. By defeating West Indies in yesterday’s match, Team India also avenged the defeat it suffered 12 years ago.
A clash with England
The Indian team will face England in the semi-finals on March 5th at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, which is unbeaten in three consecutive matches. Therefore, the challenge ahead for Team India is not easy.
Bumrah dismissed Hetmyer a record 6 times
In this Ind vs WI T20 match, Bumrah dismissed Hetmyer for a record 6th time. Hetmyer had looked in great form for Zimbabwe and other teams but his form went down against Bumrah and he dismissed Hetmyer for a record 6th time in T20. Shimron Hetmyer has scored just 17 runs against Bumrah at a strike rate of just 71.
Record Corner: third highest run chase
| Target | Team | Versus | Year |
| 230 | England | South Africa | 2016 |
| 206 | South Africa | West Indies | 2007 |
| 196 | India | West Indies | 2026 |
| 196 | USA | Canada | 2024 |
India’s biggest successful run chases in T20 World Cup
| Year | Venue | Versus | Target |
| 2026 | Kolkata | West Indies | 196 |
| 2014 | Mirpur | South Africa | 173 |
| 2016 | Mohali | Australia | 161 |
Won by hitting consecutive fours
| West Indies | Parameter | India |
| 45/0 | Power Play | 53/2 |
| 104/4 | Middle Over | 107/2 |
| 46/0 | Death Over | 39/1 |
| 10 | Sixes | 06 |
| 14 | Fours | 25 |
| 116 | Run by Boundary | 136 |
| 33% | Dot Ball | 31% |
Ind vs WI T20 key moments
- Sanju Samson has opened the innings in 29 innings in run chases. This was the first time he returned unbeaten
- Jasprit Bumrah has dismissed Shimron Hetmyer a record 6 times.
- Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan were both dismissed for 10 runs.
- Captain Surya Kumar Yadav also failed in this match.
- Shimron Hetmyer has taken the most catches.
- Hope bowled 17 dot balls, India hit consecutive boundaries in 10 overs.
Points table
Group -1
| Team | Match | Won | Loss | No Result | Points | Run Rate |
| South Africa | 03 | 03 | 00 | 00 | 06 | +2.259 |
| India | 03 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 04 | +0.106 |
| West Indies | 03 | 01 | 02 | 00 | 02 | +0.993 |
| Zimbabwe | 03 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 00 | -3.415 |
Group-2
| Team | Match | Won | Loss | No Result | Points | Run Rate |
| England | 03 | 03 | 00 | 00 | 06 | +1.096 |
| New Zealand | 03 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 03 | +1.390 |
| Pakistan | 03 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 03 | -0.123 |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 00 | -1.950 |
Top Scorer- Sahibzada farhan(Pakistan) 383 run
Top Bowler- Shadley van schalkwyk (USA)13 wicket